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Recap: Buckeyes Lose to Michigan State in Big Ten Championship

In a game that consisted of 3 big runs (Michigan State 17-0 run, Ohio State 24-0 run, and a Spartans 17-0 run to end run the game), Ohio State came up short against the Spartans, 34-24.

Besides the 24-0 run, the Buckeyes were out-played and out-coached for most of the game.

Michigan State’s defense lived up to the hype. They held Braxton Miller to just 101 passing yards and a touchdown on just 8 completions in 21 attempts.

Ohio State’s run-game played very well, just like they have all season. Miller (21 carries, 142 yards, 2 TDs) and Carlos Hyde (18 carries, 118 yards) both ran the ball very well. Miller and Hyde have each had 100+ rushing yards in 4 straight games and 5 total games this season (Buckeyes only had 5 such games in the previous 15 seasons combined.

Unfortunately, the Buckeyes could not get the run-game going (that mostly consisted of Miller QB sneaks). It almost seemed as though Michigan State knew what Ohio State’s play was on 3rd and short and 4th and short. Outside of Miller and Hyde, Philly Brown (5 catches, 53 yards, 1 TD) also played well.